Grande boucle de Merlande
Key facts
- Distance
- 7.3 km
- Ascent
- +88 m
- Descent
- −85 m
- Estimated time
- 1 hr 50
- hiking
- Difficulty
- Not rated
- Route
- Loop
- back to the start
Profile and gradient
- under 10%
- 10 to 20%
- over 20%
Gradient along the route: 7.3 km under 10%. Elevation from 165 m to 233 m over 7.3 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Paved 38%
- Dirt & gravel 49%
- Unknown 13%
- Path types
- Trail 1%
- Track 48%
- Road 38%
- Off-network 13%
Difficulty
No official rating for this track: we do not make one up.
Getting there
Start: La Chapelle-Gonaguet, La Chapelle-Gonaguet (24).
Sources
- Track: Conseil départemental de la Dordogne, PDIPR, Licence Ouverte 2.0, Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab) (www.data.gouv.fr/datasets/boucles-de-randonnee-inscrites-au-plan-departemental-des-itineraires-de-petite-randonnee-du-departement-de-la-dordogne). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
- Surface and path types: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, extract of 28 October 2026, matched to the track every 10 m (openstreetmap.org/copyright)
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